Emotional Intelligence Quotes

• You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Motivational, Fear

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• It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head - it is the unique intersection of both.

  David Caruso

  Wisdom, Heart, Unique

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• If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.

  Daniel Goleman

  Smart, Emotional, Self

  "The Weeping, the Window, the Way: Will Suffering Make You Bitter Or Better?". Book by John O. Dozier, 2010.

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• We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Responsibility, Emotional, Thinking

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• The strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  Twitter post from Mar 22, 2017

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• There are six elements of gravitas critical to leadership: grace under fire, decisiveness, emotional intelligence and the ability to read a room, integrity and authenticity (people don't like fakes), a vision that inspires others, and a stellar reputation.

  Sylvia Ann Hewlett

  Integrity, Emotional, Fire

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work... I.Q. is a threshold competence. You need it, but it doesn't make you a star. Emotional intelligence can.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Stars, Emotional, Needs

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• Emotional intelligence grows through perception. Look around at your present situation and observe it through the level of feeling.

  Deepak Chopra

  Emotional, Feelings, Perception

  FaceBook post by Deepak Chopra from Jul 02, 2012

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• In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels

  Daniel Goleman

  Inspirational, Real, Thinking

  Daniel Goleman (2012). “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”, p.38, Bantam

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• Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

  Guy Finley

  Patience, Peace, Fear

  FaceBook post by Guy Finley from Jul 27, 2013

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• We define emotional intelligence as the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions.

  Peter Salovey

  Leadership, Emotional, Thinking

  Peter Salovey, Marc A. Brackett, John D. Mayer (2004). “Emotional Intelligence: Key Readings on the Mayer and Salovey Model”, p.1961, National Professional Resources Inc./Dude Publishing

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• But once you are in that field, emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because it is how we handle ourselves in our relationships that determines how well we do once we are in a given job.

  Daniel Goleman

  Jobs, Successful, Emotional

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• Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.

  Audre Lorde

  Knowledge, Emotional, Feelings

  Audre Lorde, Joan Wylie Hall (2004). “Conversations with Audre Lorde”, p.91, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Motivational, Wisdom, Emotional

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Positive Principle Today”, p.153, Simon and Schuster

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• IQ and technical skills are important, but emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership.

  Daniel Goleman

  Emotional, Skills, Important

  "What Makes a Leader?". Harvard Business Review, November - December 1998.

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• What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence.

  Millard Drexler

  Hard Work, Emotional, What Matters

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• Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad mood.

  Daniel Goleman

  Perseverance, Block, Emotional

  Daniel Goleman (2012). “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”, p.100, Bantam

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• Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional messages.

  Daniel Goleman

  Teacher, Children, Emotional

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• When emotional intelligence merges with spiritual intelligence, human nature is transformed.

  Deepak Chopra

  Spiritual, Emotional, Human Nature

  FaceBook post by Deepak Chopra from Dec 21, 2010

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• Emotional intelligence is what humans are good at and that's not a sideshow. That's the cutting edge of human intelligence.

  Ray Kurzweil

  Cutting, Emotional, Sideshows

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• Even though a high IQ is no guarantee of prosperity, prestige,
  or happiness in life, our schools and our culture fixate on
  academic abilities, ignoring the emotional intelligence that also
  matters immensely for our personal destiny.

  Daniel Goleman

  School, Destiny, Emotional

  Daniel Goleman (2012). “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”, p.72, Bantam

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• We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us - how we can take it, what we do with it - and that is what really counts in the end.

  Joseph Fort Newton

  Attitude, Emotional, May

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• My particular interest area is working in issues of emotional literacy. What I see of the way that we educate boys and more than that, the way we socialize boys within their families and then in schools to me is tantamount to just removing any element of emotional intelligence from them.

  John Amaechi

  School, Boys, Emotional

  Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.

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• Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground.

  Alan Cohen

  Pain, Emotional, Use

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• Developing emotional intelligence is one way to protect yourself from damaging relationships. Emotional intelligence is a science that has been studied and researched for over a decade. According to the theories, mutual respect and effective communication are key.

  Liz Miller

  Communication, Emotional, Keys

  Liz Miller (2010). “Mood Mapping: Plot your way to emotional health and happiness”, p.127, Pan Macmillan

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